WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill * More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wants to mandate the sell-off of millions of acres of   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 19 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho free to protect children from dangerous medical procedures The following quote may be attributed to Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador regarding the joint dismissal of Labrador v. Poe, which will allow Idaho's law protecting children from harmful and experimental drugs and procedures to go into full effect:  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 19 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * US Supreme Court upholds state law protecting children from experimental, dangerous procedures High court sides with Tennessee law that regulates harmful drugs, surgeries attempting to 'transition' children * WASHINGTON - In a landmark victory for children's health and science-based medicine, the U.S. Supreme Cou  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Demands Answers from ICE About Conditions at Eloy Detention Center * WASHINGTON - Last week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons detailing deep concerns about the inhumane conditions of the Eloy ICE Detention Center and demanding answers and independent overs  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Arizona-- Fourth Quarter 2024 * Employment rose in 1 of the 2 largest counties in Arizona from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Maricopa County had an over-the-year increase in employment   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS awards contract for 27 miles of new border wall in Arizona; issues waiver to accelerate construction in Texas * U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded another contract for border wall construction, the second of President Trump's second term in office, to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. for $309,463,000 to construct approximately 27 miles of new border wall   more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 19 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed in new U of A study By Kyle Mittan Vance Holliday jumped at the invitation to go do geology at New Mexico's White Sands. The landscape, just west of Alamogordo, looks surreal - endless, rolling dunes of fine beige gypsum, left behind by ancient seas. It's one of the most unique geologic features in the world. But a national park protects much o  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Gallego Demands Answers, Accountability Following Kroger Overcharging Investigation Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry's Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 19 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on June 18, 2025: * * * Goldwater Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Enforce Limits on FDA's Authority over Stem Cell Treatments By Timothy Sandefur The Goldwater Institute submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today in a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's authority to restrict access to individualized medical treatments involving stem cells. Months ago, the Ninth Circui  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Kelly, Barrasso, Gallego Applaud Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) today applauded the passage of their Senate Resolution designating July 16, 2025 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain c  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 19 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * HUB Sports Center serving Washington-Idaho communities earns DarkSky Approved certification HUB Sports Center's newly completed Fields Complex has officially earned DarkSky Approved status through DarkSky International's Outdoor Sports Lighting Program. This milestone makes HUB the first DarkSky Approved outdoor sports lighting facility in Eastern Washington, and only the second in the entire state. HU  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Graham, Barrasso, Gallego Applaud Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) applauded the passage of their Senate Resolution designating July 16, 2025, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is a devastating disease that continues to harm the lives of so many American  more

CHANDLER, Arizona, June 19 -- Microchip Technology, a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Microchip Enhances Digital Signal Controller Lineup with Industry-Leading PWM Resolution and ADC Speed The latest DSC devices with specialized peripherals for efficient power conversion target data center power supplies and other complex real-time systems * CHANDLER, Ariz., June 18, 2025 -- Evolving security and functional safety   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Kiran Chinnagangannagari, chief product and technology officer of Securin, from a June 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Security to Model: Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity": * * * Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am here representing Securin, a CISA JCDC member  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, DeSaulnier Urge Congress to Extend HOV Lane Exemption for Electric Vehicles * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) are urging House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to extend the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption for interstate highways. For years, electric vehicle drivers in Arizona have been allowed   more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Predicting how plants will fare in the heat is not so easy By Elena Lopez Anticipating how plants will respond to rising temperatures is critical not just for plants themselves, but for whole ecosystems. Yet making those predications involves looking at many factors and is not as straightforward as it might seem. What happens at the level of a single leaf might not necessarily scale up to   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Raghu Krishnaiah joins World Summit AI University of Phoenix COO Raghu Krishnaiah joins World Summit AI * Krishnaiah shares insights on shaping education and career alignment in the face of artificial intelligence impact on jobs and urgent workforce change University of Phoenix Chief Operating Officer Raghu Krishnaiah joins the 2025 World Summit AI (WSAI) USA with fellow education leade  more